We now do collaborative writing. If you have a book you’d like to write, but realize it would be better for a co-writer to write the book for you, we have a new collaborative writing package. Prices vary widely based on the project from $10,000 to $20,000+. Please email collaborator and book mentor Leslie Wilson to get a quote. Thank you! We’re excited to be a part of making your publishing dream come true!
Substantive Fiction and Non-Fiction Mentoring Package
- Fiction:
- Includes: Substantive and line edit of a novel up to 90,000 words
- Three hours voice-to-voice mentoring during the process
Cost: $2,500.00 for D’Ann, $5000.00 for Mary
- Nonfiction:
- Includes: Substantive and line edit of a nonfiction book up to 60,000 words
- Three hours voice-to-voice mentoring during the process
- A signed contract. You may “sign” it by typing your name in blue on the document and emailing it back to me.
- The complete manuscript, up to 90,000 words in Microsoft Word.
- An indication of your availability for our 3 one-hour mentoring sessions
- We use Microsoft Word. Your documents will come back to you marked up using Track Changes. If you’d prefer a hard copy critique, please mail it to us, providing a self-addressed, postage-paid return envelope. In both instances, we include a several-page letter detailing and elaborating on the critique.
- Editing is subjective. Our editing of your work is based on our experience in the publishing industry, years of mentoring writers, and our own growth in the craft. You do not have to agree with everything we say, but please understand we are critiquing with an eye toward improving your writing. Also understand, this is not a collaborative project. We will point out weaknesses and offer suggestions, but we will not write your book for you.
- We can’t help ourselves—we critique with many hats. Some editing services offer substantive, developmental, and line edits as separate products. We typically offer all three types of editing when we’re critiquing a piece, giving you a full-package critique for one price point. We will spend more time up front in the manuscript, pointing out grammar and usage problems, but we will not point them out for the rest of the manuscript. Your responsibility will be to learn from our initial responses and correct them throughout the manuscript. (For instance, if we point out you’re using weak verbs, we will point that out and offer suggestions. But it will be up to you to do a Search on Was and beef up your verbs for the rest of the manuscript.)
- Our suggestions do not guarantee publication. Also, please don’t ask us to introduce you to our agents or to other agents in the industry. Occasionally, we’ll champion a project we love, but that will be by our initiation only.
- Your privacy and intellectual property are paramount. We will not share or utilize your ideas or words. You retain the copyright to your work. Every mentor has her strengths. This means we come to your manuscript and career with our own perspectives. We look forward to reading your work and dialoging and dreaming with you about your career possibilities.
- The Fiction Mentoring Package does not include rewrite critiques. If you’d like to have us take a look at your rewrites, D’Ann’s rate is $75.00 per hour, Mary’s rate is $150.00 per hour.
Cost: $2000.00 for Leslie, $4000.00 for Mary
Once you’ve successfully ventured through the initial consultation, please send your $2500.00 or $5000.00 payment through PayPal, using email maryedemuth [at] sbcglobal [dot] net. You may use your PayPal account or use any major credit card to pay. Once PayPal has confirmed your payment, Mary will send you a contract. Please send the following documents using Times New Roman, size 12 font to the email address above:
Some things to keep in mind:
We look forward to reading your work and offering constructive critique.
Warmly, Mary, D'Ann, and Leslie